Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-02-28
Mrs. Druse Hanged ut Noon To-day
Her Restless Last Night On Earth.

HERKIMER, n. Y, Feb. 2S.-After the services
last evening Mrs. Druse remained up until IL 30
pm. Deputy Sheriff BARLEY Manon. with MI.
and Mrs Waterman the death watch induced her
to lie down, and she had about an hours Sleep
She awakened with start and upon arising began
TO write letters calmly she had at any time
was as follows: "Kind SIR: You having given me
even more privileges than could have expected
under the circumstances, desire to express my
sincere thanks and gratitude for your kindness
and your families. For this no doubt you will
pass many pleasant hour besides have a clear
conscience that You have been kind TO me when
Mrs. Druse also gave the following order to
Sheriff Cook; "Kfnd sir: Ii ii is 10 be my sad fate
request TO you that as life has gone from my
body, that you Will place it in charge OF him who
has been my friend to the last, Rev. G. w. Powell,
and that he alone as a minister OF the Gospel be
present at my death and officiate at my funeral
ii l am permitted to have a Christian burial.
Please grant me this request in your own hand
writing"
The last letter written by the condemned woman
was the following TO the chief deputy In charge of
thanks for kindness OF an unfortunate woman
whose death Is awaiting no doubt at break OF
day."
AN ATTACK OF HYsTERIA.
After writing, Mrs. Druse lay down again and
fell into a doze. She was attacked with hySteria
in violent form, and it required considerable
effort on the part OF the watchers to arouse and
calm her. During the night she ate one OF the
was prisoner. She had about two hours or rest
after a. ~, but did not sleep soundly at any
time. One OF her first visitors this morning was
Superintendent Irving Terry, OF the Onondaga
penitenliary. who brought a farewell and a bou-
Quet OF flowers from her daughter Mary, who is
life prisoner there. This visit had most exciting
effect upon Mrs. DruSe.
AN AFFECTING SCENE.
Her death watch, Mrs. Waterman, who had
maintained herself admirably throughout, was
afected TO tears and for some minutes all were ar
tQd in
ited Mrs. DruSe about 3 a. IN. ana Cid all In his
power to calm her and prepare her for the awful
moment. She ate 40 breakfast, but partOOk OF
stimulating medicine prepared by the Jail physi
Her counsel, H. Dwight Luce, made his parting
visit with her about 10 O'Clock this morning, and
this again upset her temporarily, but she soon
rallied and appeared as firm and composed as any
one MIS- Cook wife OF the sheIn, I lazy n OF pc pc
ceeded In diStracting her attention from the
thought OF her terrible end, and by her direction
NO one was permitted to excite her again.
CROWDS GATHERING.
After the terrible blizzard OF Sunday the morn
ing opened bright with the mercury about ten
town WAS dotted with sleighs, crOwdee with fur
coated men and not few women. Capt. John
BudlOng and the 31St separate company, national
guard, 81 muSketS, came down from Mohawk at
nine am and were Quartered In the court house.
Details were posted about the jail to reinforce the
deputies who were on duy VS. since elga1 az a ah SDo9s
increased on the arrival OF every train and In spite
of the extreme cold, men, women and children
SATISFIED to look at the officials as they passed In
and out OF the building.
Hanged Precisely n Noon.
HERkMER, " Y, Feb 2&-Precisely at twelve
O'Clock the trap was sprung anu Ars Druse was
hanged.
The Second Ballots I'm Germany.
NATIONAL LIBERALS AND THE GERMAN LIBERALS
COMBINE AGAINST THE SOCIALISTS
BERLIN, Feb. 2s.-Ihe national liberals have an
nOunced their intention OF supporting the new
German liberal Candidates 1 against an tne socialists
reichstag and the new German liberals will recip-
rOcate this assistance by voting for national ube-
Kiel and elsewhere. The National Zetlun0 ap-
plauds the decision OF the national liberals 70 re-
main faithful to liberal principles. The conserva-
tyes are very indignant at the national liberals for
entering into such an arrangement
Several Busimess Blocks Burned.
CHICAGO, Feb 28-A Times special from Rich.
mOnd Centre, Ind, says: A nre occurred here last
night, and three OF the finest blocks In the city
and several others were destroyed It started in
j. Pietz' saloon and spread to the Repubtican and
Observer printing ofice, q fine twO-st0ry brick,
and thence across the street 20 II. Bottoms drug
store which was also burned, together with the
tory Of s. C. Hiatt, when the names were got
under control The loss will not be ieas than
$4,000
Giers Thinks War Inprobable.
81. PETERSBURG, Feb. ON. de Giers, foreign
minister, In an interview with the Turkish ambas-
ns SDHa Se sss sas @
would be no war.
Suppe,s New Opera . 0ucceass
vmKNA, Feb. 26.-Suppes new comic opera
'sBellman," has been pfcduccd here II made .
great hit The music e above the ordinary level
sarcastic aliusions to k1saa wSica Wess n %
ubretto